Where does “Baldwin” come from?

Baldwin comes from Proto-Germanic Balþawiniz, from Proto-Germanic winiz and Proto-Indo-European bʰel- or bʰleh₃-, roots meaning to swell or bloom.

Baldwin (English): A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple

Definitions

  1. A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple

Ancestry of “Baldwin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*Balþawini—
2Proto-GermanicBalþawinizA male given name
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Baldwin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →